In what specific ways did trade foster change in the world of the early modern era

Africa became a permanent part of an interacting Atlantic world, both commercially and demographically. The Atlantic slave trade, slowed africa population growth at a time when the populations of Europe, China, and other religions were expanding. The slave trade, in gemetal stimulated little positive economic change in Africa and led to economic stagnation. It also led to considerable political disruption, particularly for small scale societies with little central authority that wrre frequently subject to slave raids. Some larger kingdoms, such as kongo and oyo, also slowly disintegrated because of the slave trade. But in other regions, loke be in abd Mahoney, African authorities sought to take advantage of the new commercial opportunities to manage the slave trade in their own interests.